New Street, Poole, BH15 1LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BH15 1LB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	51.6%	-1.4%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	47%	48.4%	1.4%	49.0%	-0.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	28.5%	38.1%	9.6%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	34.8%	34.8%	0.0%	44.2%	-9.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	5.7%	3.3%	-2.4%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	18.4%	16%	-2.4%	9.1%	6.9%
Widowed	12.7%	6.6%	-6.1%	6.1%	0.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.5%	52.5%	13.0%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	41.6%	27.4%	-14.2%	33.6%	-6.2%
Fair health	10.8%	13.2%	2.4%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	6.5%	4.6%	-1.9%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	1.2%	1.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.5%	22.1%	-6.4%	18.2%	3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	10.5%	-4.1%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.7%	14.4%	-3.3%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	7.2%	4.7%	5.3%	1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	14.4%	3.0%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	20.9%	28.2%	7.3%	33.8%	-5.6%
Other	4.4%	3.3%	-1.1%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.2% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	3.1%	-2.6%
Other Asian	6.5%	0.5%	-6.0%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	0%	2.3%	2.3%	2.5%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	90.3%	93.2%	2.9%	81.4%	11.8%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.3%	81.3%	-3.0%	83.2%	-1.9%
European Union	4.9%	10.5%	5.6%	6.1%	4.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	1.1%	3.7%	2.6%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	2.7%	-5.4%	5.6%	-2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.2%	80.9%	-2.3%	83.2%	-2.3%
10+ Years	3.2%	11.4%	8.2%	9.8%	1.6%
5-10 Years	4.3%	4.5%	0.2%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	6.5%	0.5%	-6.0%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.7%	76.7%	-1.0%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
No passport held	10.6%	13.5%	-2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.9%	37.2%	2.7%
Christian	46.6%	46.2%	0.4%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	1.8%	6.5%	-4.7%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is New Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around New Street was 324.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 118.3% higher than the Poole Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

New Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,181 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 123.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -8.2%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,200

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in BH15 1LB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on New Street are based on 19 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Poole.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for New Street, Poole, BH15 1LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for BH15 1LB

Average Price
£227,104

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£227,104

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Street

Average Price
£315,962

Semi-Detached
£582,906

Terraced
£496,934

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£220,519

Other
£756,318

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Images New Street, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,000	2024-06-28	£215,832
Flat 2 Images New Street, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2024-02-02	£217,697
Flat 10 Images New Street, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2023-03-10	£215,181
Flat 10 Images New Street, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2022-02-11	£227,913
Flat 1 Images New Street, Poole, Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£196,000	2016-07-01	£218,422

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BH15 1LB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	62
Retired	43
Part-Time Employee	21
Self-Employed	16
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	3
Student (economically inactive)	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Manufacturing	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Information and communication	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Education	2
Real estate activities	2
Other	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Road Combined School Green Road , BH15 1QB	- not rated	450 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Town Infant School and Nursery Green Road , BH15 1QB	- not rated	450 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Town Infant School and Nursery Green Road , BH15 1QB	3out of 4	450 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hamworthy Park Junior School Ashmore Crescent , Hamworthy BH15 4DG	- not rated	1,294 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hamworthy Park Junior School Ashmore Crescent , Hamworthy BH15 4DG	- not rated	1,294 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Longfleet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Jolliffe Avenue , BH15 2HF	- not rated	1,711 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Junior School School Lane , BH15 3JR	- not rated	1,793 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Devon Road , BH15 3QQ	- not rated	2,201 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale County Middle School Wimborne Road , BH15 3DL	- not rated	2,374 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE (VC) Middle School Parr Street , Parkstone BH14 0JY	- not rated	2,827 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cornerstone Academy Blandford Close , Hamworthy BH15 4BQ	3out of 4	1,213 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Carter Community School Blandford Close , Hamworthy BH15 4BQ	- not rated	1,213 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Poole High School Wimborne Road , BH15 2BW	3out of 4	1,286 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Poole High School Wimborne Road , BH15 2BW	- not rated	1,286 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Dale Valley Road , Oakdale BH15 3HY	3out of 4	3,595 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bournemouth and Poole College North Road , BH14 0LS	- not rated	2,331 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buckholme Towers School 18 Commercial Road , Parkstone BH14 0JW	- not rated	2,660 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School 16 St Peter's Road , Parkstone BH14 0PA	- not rated	2,930 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longspee Academy Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ	3out of 4	3,249 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longspee School Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ	- not rated	3,249 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Quay School Harbourside Campus , Turlin Road BH16 5AH	- not rated	3,293 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nusara Thai	40-42 High Street	24 yd
Quay Spice	38 High Street	42 yd
The Courtyard Tea Rooms	48a High Street	42 yd
Thai Pantry Cafe	5-9 New Orchard	43 yd
Tandoori Nights	50 High Street	46 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Guildhall Tavern	Guildhall Tavern, 15-17 Market Street	30 yd
The Angel	Angel Inn, 28 Market Street	65 yd
The Brewhouse	The Brewhouse, 68 High Street	87 yd
The King's Head	Kings Head Hotel, 6 High Street	102 yd
Antelope Hotel	Antelope Hotel, 8 High Street	102 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Premier Bites	62 High Street	87 yd
Munchies	1f-1g Old Orchard	172 yd
Seaway Fish and Chips	1a Old Orchard	172 yd
Quayside Chinese Takeaway	5 Grand Parade, High Street	187 yd
The Fisherman Cafe	Unit 1, 5 High Street	214 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Unit 1, Orchard Plaza, High Street	92 yd
Tesco	D15 And D16, Dolphin Quays, The Quay	334 yd
Asda Stores Ltd	Asda, 2 West Quay Road	402 yd
Sainsbury's	11 Pitwines Close	558 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Pitwines Close	670 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barclays House Squash Club (Closed)	squash courts	213 yd
Poole Sports Centre (Closed) Second Floor Second Floor Dolphin Centre	health and fitness suite, squash courts	754 yd
Everyone Active Leisure Centre: Poole KINGLAND ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	974 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	60.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BH15 1LB